BTI Partners sells Westshore Marina District’s Town Center

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Fort Lauderdale-based BTI Partners has sold Marina Landings, the 70,000-square-foot retail town center of Westshore Marina District, in Tampa. The property sold for $13 million. The buyer was Transcentum. Tenants of Marina Landings include Cru Cellars, Sand Surf Co., Duckweed Urban Grocery, Crave Spa, Salon Color Bar, DRNK coffee + tea and QWENCH juice bar, … Read more

How Live Tampa Bay is tackling the opioid crisis, one stigma at a time

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Back in late 2020, when Jennifer Webb was approached by a friend about a potential leadership role for a new initiative, she had no idea that she stood at an intersection of fate.  Rick Homans, then president and chief executive officer of the Tampa Bay Partnership, and David Pizzo, West Central market president, reached out … Read more

Bridgeport Center, in Tampa, sells for $40 million

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Cushman & Wakefield, a real estate services firm, in Tampa, has arranged the $40 million sale of Bridgeport Center, a nine-story and 180,257-square-foot office building, in Tampa’s Westshore submarket. The office building was sold by an undisclosed seller and acquired by NAI/Merin Hunter Codman, according to a statement. Bridgeport Center is a Class A office … Read more

Economic Development 2023: The business of tourism

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In 2022, Hillsborough County tourist development tax numbers (also known as the “bed tax,” which is a fee collected by the county for each night someone rents a hotel room) broke records as November totaled $5.76 million, a 46.2% increase over the previous November. This was the best in the county’s history, according to the … Read more

Rich Man, Poor Man: A Tale of Two Athletes

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By Michael Carr  The numbers are overwhelming. Currently, the average Major League Baseball, National Football League and National Basketball Association players’ salaries range from $3.26 million to $8.32 million, annually. The average career is 2.7 years for a MLB player, 2.5 years for an NFL player and 4.5 years for an NBA player. Yet, we … Read more

Rise Up is expanding its mission in business

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Tampa Bay area native Kristen Bracey discovered her life’s vocation while earning her master’s degree in social justice and human rights at Arizona State University. Working in ASU’s office of sex trafficking intervention research, Bracey had the opportunity to take part in a court-mandated diversionary program supported by Catholic Charities.   For six years, Bracey … Read more

Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco kicks off CEO Build week

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Community leaders, from organizations in the Tampa Bay area, are working together to build a home for a local family, in the Lealman community, in St. Petersburg. This week, Habitat for Humanity of Pinellas and West Pasco Counties launched its second annual CEO Build, led by honorary Chairs Bill Brand, chief executive officer of Rue21 … Read more